By realizing that "The universe is no longer seen as made up of a multitude of objects, but as one indivisible dynamic whole with interrelated parts that can be understood only as a pattern of a cosmic process," nurses can improve their ability
to assist their patients and families. Nurses can best adapt this philosophy by:
A. Collaborating with specialists in caring for patients but letting the cardiac physician coordinate everything else
B. Using a holistic approach to patient care in and out of the hospital
C. Implementing critical pathways designed for specific disease entities
D. Working closely with pastoral care to en-able best practices
ANS: B
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A Incorrect because someone needs to coor-dinate the care of the patient who is seeing so many specialists.
B Correct because a holistic approach in-volves all aspects of the patient and will most likely generate better outcomes.
C Incorrect because using critical pathways is not related to this issue.
D Incorrect because pastoral care is not re-lated to this area.
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